Huffington Magazine Issue 69 | Page 70

TWITTER Exit Just as we act differently at frat houses and family reunions, we adjust our behavior online according to what we see around us. Instagram got people to share gorgeous photographs by initially seeding the app with a small community of artists and designers. If we reward people posting nasty things with our attention — and we do — that becomes the acceptable standard. Pundits have raised concerns that the Internet’s hyper-personalization might lead to a “filte